Anil Tulsiram

Anil Tulsiram is based in Bangalore. He is a Chartered Accountant (2001 batch) and a CFA Charterholder with experience in Auditing, Financial Due Diligence, and Equity Research. He has been a full-time investor in public equity markets since early 2012.

Anil’s journey with AI began in early 2023. As an individual investor with no team support, he saw AI as a way to work faster and better. Early results, however, were not particularly encouraging. The turning point came after the launch of Deep Research in February 2025, which significantly accelerated his use of AI. In July 2025, he presented “How to Use ChatGPT Deep Research to Produce Analyst-Grade Reports” at the FLAME Alumni Meet, followed by “Trustworthy AI for Equity Research — How LLMs Think and How to Reduce Errors” at PPFAS OctoberQuest in October 2025.

A pivotal moment in shaping his approach came from a talk by the CEO of a leading NBFC, who shared that he needed to “understand AI to the nth level” before deploying it in his business — otherwise, he would remain unaware of where mistakes could creep in. That insight reinforced a key conviction: focus on the first principles of how AI and its tools work. Tools will keep changing, but first principles will not. It is for this reason that my presentation will focus on fundamentals and first principles.

His writings on AI are available at contrarianvalueedge.substack.com.